The brain as an organ has the power of thinking which is pretty vague, so it seems to me (with nothing well-established) it could just be 'wriggling' so pretty much your subconscious activity all on it's own.

Japan fought once upon a time. Australians, Americans among others fought due to the devastating effect of war. "Lest we forget", no how about we forget these atrocities? No grievances from either guilty parties; accept the past (this is really in the pas...  moreJapan fought once upon a time. Australians, Americans among others fought due to the devastating effect of war. "Lest we forget", no how about we forget these atrocities? No grievances from either guilty parties; accept the past (this is really in the past).Sidenote: my grandfather was involved with a POW camp during the Vietnam war. I don't need to remind anyone of what Japanese serviceman were once capable of in their OWN prisoner of war camps but it is important at least to see the contrast between Australian POW camps versus Japanese war culture. Atrocities? Don't be too quick to turn a blind eye to one party.  less

Thank-you! An excellent response

Do you imagine then it could be a form of psychotherapy? Or do you think when the mind dreams it's serving no function whatsoever? That seems strange and unlikely to me, somehow.

But really, why does our brain use REM sleep for?

Possible explanations for why we dream include:To represent unconscious desires and wishesTo interpret random signals from the brain and body during sleepTo consolidate and process information gathered during the dayTo work as a form of psychotherapy
If t...  morePossible explanations for why we dream include:To represent unconscious desires and wishesTo interpret random signals from the brain and body during sleepTo consolidate and process information gathered during the dayTo work as a form of psychotherapy
If this is the top tier level of our knowledge on the subject, have any of you anything to add or maybe subtract from those statements? Why do we dream? What is the brain going through in terms of processes?Is it, as I strongly feel, a mixed collaboration of those 4 statements? In that they might all at once be the factors?  less